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fenario80 |
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November 03, 2011 10:27:17am |
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GratefulDead
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Re: What do you chose to believe Franklin's Tower is about? |
Hmmm ... well obviously you know some things that I don't, but the "big electric fan" story seems on the surface to be so absurd that I simply rejected it. It's much more fun to imagine Hunter under siege by a "large tripping groupie" ...
When dealing with modern lyrics or poetry I don't think that considering the possibility of some wordplay is some crazy hunt for meaning. John Lennon's "Because" is one of the Beatles trippiest numbers, but if you break down the lyrics it's just Lennon in a playful, punny mode:
because the world is ROUND, it TURNS me on,
because the sky is BLUE, it makes me CRY,
because the wind is HIGH, it BLOWS MY MIND
Sometimes the simple explanation is the best - but hmmm again - maybe Little Red Rooster really IS about barnyard fowl ...
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William Tell |
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November 03, 2011 10:50:04am |
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GratefulDead
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Re: What do you chose to believe Franklin's Tower is about? |
Oh yeah, I didn't mean to come too strong; that's related to the ongoing debate about what Hunter was thinking when writing FT. I was only chiming in with "a fan did in fact exist, and they--staff, band, etc--called it Bertha".
You are absolutely right that having taken that "factoid" really has nothing to do with what Hunter might have gone on to "use" it for...
IE, since he didn't explain in detail as he did with FT, it isn't as clear, but I just wanted to establish that there was a "starting point" of a "fan called Bertha".
In fact, at the time, we thought it MUCH more insightful, bizarre, literary genius, and such, to find out that it was a FAN and not a lg chested, very angry woman chasing Jerry out into the rain. To me, that's the simpler explanation.
IN fact, when doing my paper on it, everyone said "no way this is about a fan!", and of course, the overall song is not, IMHO (in this case), but that little reference to a real-life item is classic Hunter, IMO.
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